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Top embalming historian on site to deconstruct Seattle's famous mummy "Sylvester"
Kirkland, WA - An international film crew is coming to Kirkland's Lake Washington Institute of Technology's funeral service lab on August 6 to complete interviews for "Mummies Alive!," a new international television series scheduled to debut in 2015.

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Students can study and work in Kirkland while getting an Ellensburg degree
Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) and Central Washington University (CWU) inked a deal this week making it easier to get a four-year CWU information technology degree without ever leaving Kirkland. It's a unique partnership giving students more options.

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Kirkland, WA - The United State Department of Education released its national list of Public 4-year or above colleges with the lowest net price Monday, July 7. Lake Washington Institute of Technology ranked 36. Only one other Washington state school, Seattle Community College's Central Campus - ranked higher at 17.

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Kirkland, WA - The Lake Washington Institute of Technology had an excellent week by any standard. More than 400 students graduated in a variety of fields, an engineering team beat the odds and placed well at an international competition and the college's I-BEST program was profiled in a story about what colleges are doing right.

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Kirkland, WA - Lake Washington Institute of Technology Multimedia Design students enter the "Shark Tank" this week as they prepare to present their final two-year projects to a panel of industry experts for review.

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Next stop: Seoul, South Korea
Editors: Ana Kasparova will prepare japchae for lunch at LWTech's on-campus restaurant Wednesday, June 11 11:30 a.m.
Kirkland, WA - Lake Washington Institute of Technology culinary student Ana Kasparova won the international "Global Taste of Korea" competition held May 31, 2014 at the Art Institute of Seattle. The Russia-born student beat out more than a dozen students and national restaurant chefs with her twist on japchae, a traditional sweet potato and noodle dish served for Korean special occasions.

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Kirkland, WA - It's not a pop-up exhibit, but if you aren't quick, you'll miss it.
A feast for the eyes moves into the main Museum Forum at the Bellevue Arts Museum June 20-22 as the BAM and Lake Washington Institute of Technology present a visual and varied showcase of multimedia and multi-dimensional design.

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Foundation provides thousands of dollars
Kirkland, WA - Industry innovation meets job preparation at Lake Washington Institute of Technology in a meetup mashup on May 14 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Multimedia Design & Production program hosts a panel of experts and break-out sessions on trends, tools, portfolio design and the flipped classroom.

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Energy Services company McKinstry helps navigate national grant waters
Kirkland, WA - A green partnership helped Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) win a major federal grant to replace old costly sodium illumination with new, LED lights. The project will save LWTech $22,000 in electricity bills each year and translate into an annual reduction of 321,000 pounds of CO2, the equivalent of planting 40 acres of trees.

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Public and media invited back to school to learn from the experts
Kirkland, WA - Industry innovation meets job preparation at Lake Washington Institute of Technology in a meetup mashup on May 14 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Multimedia Design & Production program hosts a panel of experts and break-out sessions on trends, tools, portfolio design and the flipped classroom.

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Kirkland, Wash.: Current and future health care workers preparing for new jobs or promotions will be able to earn a Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Health at Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) beginning in September, 2014.

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Kirkland, Wash.: Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) will be holding an information session for students interested in the new Bachelor of Applied Science in Transportation and Logistics Management degree on Monday, April 28, at 6pm in the Allied Health Building, room A102, at the institute's Kirkland Campus. Directions and campus maps can be found at www.lwtech.edu/directions. For more information on this session, contact selective.admission@lwtech.edu or call (425) 739-8300.

About Lake Washington Institute of Technology

As the only public institute of technology in Washington state, Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) a provides students with the latest cutting edge skills relevant to today’s workplace.
LWTech offers eight applied bachelor’s degrees, more than 40 associate degrees, and
more than 91 professional certificates in 42 areas of study, including STEM-focused
programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.